Dr Sachin V. Almel - Oncologist

Qualifications

1988- M.B.B.S South Gujarat University
1992- M.D (Internal Medicine) South Gujarat University
1995- D.M. (Onco Medicine), Gujarat University

Experience

Currently, Consultant Medical Oncologist. P. D. Hinduja National Hospital
1997- Fellow' under the aegis of Varoon Mahajan Memorial Trust ic., U.S.A. at Corneil Universtiy Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York

Awards & Affiliations

Papers, Presentation & Research

Clinical profile of cerebral malaria: A study of 35 cases. Thesis presented for the Degree of M.D. in Internal Medicine, South Gujarat University, Surat.
Patterns of relapse in acute luekemia : A study of 25 cases. Thesis presented to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad for the degree D.M. (Medical Oncology).
Presented paper (Poster presentation) on patterns of relapse in acute leukemia at the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT) conference held in February 1995 at Indore.
Co-authored a review article - 'Chemotherapy in Gastrointestinal Malignancies' - which was accepted and published in Indian Journal of Medical & Paediatric Oncology.
Co-authored a paper - 'Comparative study of CHOP vs CNOP in high grade NHL' - published in Indian Journal of ISHBT conference held at Indore in February 1995.
Review article on the drug 2 - deoxcycoformycin which was published in Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology.
Presented a paper - 'Hepatitis B in Hematological Malignancies held at the ISHBT conference held at Bombay in January 1993.
Presented a paper (oral presentation) - 'Chronic, daily, oral administration of Etoposide in advanced, refractory malignancies' at the VIIth Biennail International Conference of Indian Society of Oncology, held at Lucknow in March 1996
Oral Paper Presentation - 'Chronic, daily, oral administration of Etoposide in advanced, refractory malignancies' at the 3rd International Conference of Asian Clinical Oncology Society (ACOS) held in Kunming, China between 15th - 17th August, 1996.
Presented two oral papers at the IXth biennial conference of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology, held at Madurai, India between 14th - 16th February, 1997
The two papers are as under:
- Non-candida albicans fungemia in neutropenic children : A report of 3 cases
- Tamoxifen induced endometrial pathology : A P.D. Hinduja Naional Hospital & Medical Research Centre experience

Co-prepared the following lectures:

Interferons in Pediatrics - a lecture delivered by Dr. Asha Kapadia at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital in October 1995
Management of Burkitt's lymphoma - lecture delivered by Dr.Asha Kapadia at the CME in Hematology conducted at Bombay Hospital in May 1996
Tamoxifen induced endometrial changes - a lecture delivered by Dr.Asha Kapadia at a conference held at Nanavati Hospital, Bombay in May 1995
Co-authored "Vancomycin resistant enterococci - a case report" in the Indian Journal of Medical & Paediatric Oncology
Co-authored "Tomudex in advanced colonic cancer - a case report and literature review in the Indian Journal of Medical & Pediatric Oncology
Co-authored a review article on 'Granulocytic Sarcomas' in the Indian Journal of Medical & Paediatric Oncology
Paper On 'High Dose Methotrexate': A review of 35 cycles in 9 patients was accepted for presentation at the UICC Conference held in Rio, Brazil between 25-29th August 1998
Paper on 'High Dose Methotrexate(HDMTX)': A review of 47 cycles in 111 patients was accepted for publication in the abstract book of SIOP conference held in Montreal, Canada between 26th - 29th September, 1999
Paper on Granulocytic Sarcomas : A review of 4 case's presented at the Asia Pacific Cancer Congress conference held in Chennai between 13th - 15th December 1999
Paper on 'Monoclonal Antibody therapy in metastatic breast cancer. A case report has been accepted for poster presentation at the ICON conference on 'Breast Cancer' to be held on 17th - 19th February, 2000
Co-author for the article "Three dimensional conformal radiation therapy in prostrate adenocarcinoma : survival and rectal toxicity in J Cancer Res Ther - March 2005, Volume 1, Issue 1 page 34-37